Question

Find out where in India did ancestors of the community of Santhal workers who have been working in the tea plantations in Assam come from.

Answer 1

The ancestors of the Santhal community working in Assam’s tea plantations were originally brought by the British as indentured laborers from the Chota Nagpur Plateau region. This area encompasses present-day Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar. The British displaced these indigenous groups and transported them under harsh conditions to clear forests and work the plantations.